<a href="http://www.achazaballa.com">Acha Zaballa Arquitectos</a> was commissioned to build an attractive family home on a small and funky plot in the Montealegre area of Cantabria, Spain. Although it's blessed with verdant green surroundings, this tiny plot in a rural neighborhood could easily have been devoured by a decent sized home, leaving nary an inch over in which to "play." That's why the design team opted to stack the house in three <a href="http://inhabitat.com/the-cantilever-house-in-utah-is-a-solar-powered-home-for-burning-man-regulars/">cantilevering volumes</a> that save space and provide room for a small, private garden.

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Acha Zaballa Arquitectos were confronted with an irregular plot in Spain

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Albeit located in a verdant rural area, a decent-sized home could easily have devoured the plot

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So the team decided to stack the house vertically

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The stacked volumes create a small private garden

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The home owners - keen rock climbers - can use the retaining wall to practice their moves!

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The interior is organized around the central stair; whilst it might look a bit barren, the material choices maximized the home's energy and material efficiency

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Acha Zaballa Arquitectos was commissioned to build an attractive family home on a small and funky plot in the Montealegre area of Cantabria, Spain. Although it's blessed with verdant green surroundings, this tiny plot in a rural neighborhood could easily have been devoured by a decent sized home, leaving nary an inch over in which to "play." That's why the design team opted to stack the house in three cantilevering volumes that save space and provide room for a small, private garden.